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More Chrome News: EULA Controversy
Techtree News Staff, Sep 04, 2008 1800 hrs ISTOffensive section found in EULA for Chrome, Google removes it.
While most of us were busy checking out the features and design of Google's newest baby, folks at Ars Technica took a casual look at the EULA (End User License Agreement), since Google has been known to get into trouble with some of its shaky EULA terms in the past. And what did they find?
Section 11.1
"11.1: You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content, you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services."
What this essentially meant was that Google would be free to do whatever they wanted to with the content that you 'process' through their browser. Mind you, this content includes your personal details and other stuff you really don't want to end up in the hands of a billion-dollar corporation.
Having said that, the offensive bit was later taken off the EULA later. And, Rebecca Ward, Senior Product Counsel for Google Chrome confirmed this with the folks at Ars Technica that Google usually reuses the EULA as much as possible to keep things simple for the masses. This could result in some irrelevant clauses appearing in EULA, which does not really apply to the use of that product, which is what is believed to have caused this faux pas.
Source: Ars Technica
Section 11.1
"11.1: You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content, you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services."
What this essentially meant was that Google would be free to do whatever they wanted to with the content that you 'process' through their browser. Mind you, this content includes your personal details and other stuff you really don't want to end up in the hands of a billion-dollar corporation.
Having said that, the offensive bit was later taken off the EULA later. And, Rebecca Ward, Senior Product Counsel for Google Chrome confirmed this with the folks at Ars Technica that Google usually reuses the EULA as much as possible to keep things simple for the masses. This could result in some irrelevant clauses appearing in EULA, which does not really apply to the use of that product, which is what is believed to have caused this faux pas.
Source: Ars Technica
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